Author: Mariah Wheeler

UTAH – Utah lawmakers will consider two bills that could change bail and sentencings for DUI drivers. House Bill 20, sponsored by Rep. Steve Eliason, would prohibit sentencing reductions for people charged with driving under the influence. It would require certain sentences to be reinstated if the person fails to complete sobriety program requirements. The measure would also create a separate offense for each person in a car, who is under the age of 16, when the driver is under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Another bill being considered this legislative session would give Utah judges the authority to…

OGDEN, Utah — Ogden Mayor Mike Caldwell on Tuesday announced the city’s new police chief, pending approval by the City Council. The new chief, replacing retiring chief Randy Watt, will be Watt’s deputy police chief, Eric R. Young. Young, a 50-year resident of Ogden, was hired into the department in March of 1993. Prior to becoming deputy chief in 2012, he served as a patrol officer, a D.A.R.E. officer, a school resource officer, a detective with both the Ogden Metro Gang Unit and the Major Crimes Unit, a community policing officer, a  a sergeant with the Patrol Buray and Community…